Nicolás Sánchez (rugby union)

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Nicolás Sánchez
Nicolas Sanchez 2015 RWC.jpg
Full name Federico Nicolás Sánchez
Date of birth (1988-10-26) October 26, 1988 (age 26)
Place of birth San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 83 kg (13 st 1 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fly-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011
2011–2014
2014–2015
Pampas XV
Bordeaux
Toulon
9
33
13
(71)
(138)
(84)
correct as of 18 August 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2007
2008
2009–10
2010–
Argentina U19
Argentina U20
Argentina Jaguars
Argentina
6
3
15
37
(35)
(0)
(68)
(333)
correct as of 18 October 2015.

Federico Nicolás Sánchez (born October 26, 1988), is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for the Argentina national team The Pumas.

Sánchez played for Pampas XV at the 2011 Vodacom Cup (winning this tournament) in South Africa. He moved to Bordeaux in the Top 14 in France, where he played from 2011/12 to 2013/14 and for RC Toulonnais from 2014 to 2015.

Sánchez has 27 caps for Argentina, since his debut at 21 May 2010, in a win over Uruguay, in Santiago, Chile. He has 2 tries, 25 conversions, 44 penalties and 5 drop goals scored, 207 points in aggregate. He participated at the 2011 Rugby World Cup where he played in one match, without scoring.[2] He has been playing at The Rugby Championship, since the admission of the "Pumas" in 2012, counting currently 24 games, with 9 conversions and 23 penalties scored, 87 points in aggregate, in three presences at the competition.[3] He was the top scorer of the 2014 Rugby Championship with 54 points.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nicolás Sánchez Player Profile - RWC2015". RWC2015. 
  2. ^ "Profile". Official Rugby World Cup Site. Retrieved 7 December 2011. 
  3. ^ Nicolás Sánchez International Statistics

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